Space systems and sustainability : from asteroids and solar storms to pandemics and climate change / Joseph N. Pelton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pelton, Joseph N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics.

Artificial satellites.

Climatic changes.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In his latest book, space scientist, futurist, and educator Joseph N. Pelton explores a dozen ways that Planet Earth is at existential risk, along with the many ways that space systems, data analytics, and advanced networking systems can help us cope with these global challenges. The chapters examine in a straightforward way how satellite systems and technology can drastically transform fields such as pandemic tracking and global medical responses, cosmic hazard monitoring, nuclear energy and waste disposal, water and land pollution, tele-education/telemedicine, and military conflict. Such examples show how orbiting smart systems will play an ever more vital role in our vulnerable modern world, allowing us to monitor, track, and respond to mounting problems of the 21st century. Dr. Pelton takes a broad view, probing the social, economic, and regulatory factors that are crucial to creating a more sustainable spaceship Earth. This book is a call to action, promoting more organized international collaboration and investment in space technologies that can enable global change.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Ten Existential Risks to Life on Earth

Chapter 2. How Space Systems and New Technology Can Help

Chapter 3. Pandemics

Chapter 4. Pollution

Chapter 5. Biochemical and Nuclear Weapons

Chapter 6. Asteroids and Planetary Protection Systems

Chapter 7. Comets and Lesser Known Cosmic Threats

Chapter 8. Solar Storms, Coronal Mass Ejections, and Solar Shields

Chapter 9. Overpopulation

Chapter 10. Climate Change

Chapter 11. Nuclear Waste and Pathogens

Chapter 12. Natural Disasters

Chapter 13. Artificial Intelligence, Cyberattacks, and Advanced Technology

Chapter 14. A New International Agreement on Global Sustainability

Chapter 15. A New Way Forward.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 20, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783030757359

3030757358

OCLC:

1264072589

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.